This week's Style Icon post coincides with last Saturday's (17 April) opening of the V&A exhibition of the same name as this post: Grace Kelly: Style Icon.
Grace Kelly was one of the most photographed women of the twentieth century. She rose to fame as an actress in the 1950s, starring in films by Hitchcock and others. Her image was cultivated by the movie industry, which fed cinema-goers' growing appetite for pictures of glamorous stars through magazines and newspapers.
She came to symbolise the classic, understated look she wore both on and off screen. Grace Kelly became known for her impeccable dress sense.
If you would like to see and learn more of this week's style icon, why not visit the V&A's exhibition? The exhibition explores, through her surviving clothes, the story of her transformation from Hollywood actress to a princess of one of Europe's oldest royal families. Examining her enduring appeal as a style icon, it features her film costumes, the much-publicised dresses made for her trousseau and wedding, and the French haute couture - a different kind of costume - that she required for her subsequent role as Princess of Monaco.
Tell me, who is your style icon?